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(NOTE: This release was reissued on Thursday, August 18, 2011, to correct errors in the April-June
2011 data. Corrections have been made to Table 7 for the following indexes: all items, energy, housing,
fuels and utilities, and services. There were no changes made to the text of the release.)
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – JUNE 2011
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.2 percent in June on a
seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months,
the all items index increased 3.6 percent before seasonal adjustment.
The gasoline index declined sharply in June, falling 6.8 percent. While this decrease was the major
factor in the seasonally adjusted decline in the all items index, the index for household energy declined
as well. In contrast, the index for all items less food and energy increased 0.3 percent for the second
consecutive month. The indexes for shelter, apparel, new vehicles, used cars and trucks, and medical
care all continued to rise in June.
The food index increased as well, although the 0.2 percent rise was the smallest of the year. The index
for food at home increased 0.2 percent, with major grocery store food groups mixed. The indexes for
fruits and vegetables and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs both declined, and while the other major
grocery store food group indexes all increased, none rose more than 0.6 percent.
The 12 month change in the all items index remained at 3.6 percent. The change in the index for all
items less food and energy edged up to 1.6 percent, its highest level since January 2010. The food index
has increased 3.7 percent over the last 12 months while the energy index rose 20.1 percent.
Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, June 2010 - June 2011
Percent change
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
-0.2
Jun'10
-0.2
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun'11
Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, June 2010 - June 2011
Percent change
4
3
2
1
0
Jun'10
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
All items
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
All items less food and energy
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May
Jun'11
Consumer Price Index Data for June 2011
Food
The food index rose 0.2 percent in June after rising 0.4 percent in each of the prior two months. The
index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs turned down in June, falling 0.4 percent after increasing more
than one percent in each of the previous four months. The fruits and vegetables index declined for the
third month in a row in June, falling 0.3 percent as the fresh vegetables index continued to decline. In
contrast, other major grocery store food groups increased. The index for cereals and bakery products
rose 0.6 percent in June, and the dairy and related products advanced 0.5 percent, as did the index for
other food at home. The index for nonalcoholic beverages increased 0.3 percent as the coffee index
continued to rise. The index for food at home has risen 4.7 percent over the last 12 months, with all the
major groups increasing 3.2 percent or more. The index for food away from home rose 0.3 percent in
June after rising 0.2 percent in May.
Energy
The energy index, which fell 1.0 percent in May, declined 4.4 percent in June, the largest decline since
December 2008. The gasoline index, which fell 2.0 percent in May, declined 6.8 percent in June.
(Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 5.8 percent in June.) Despite the recent declines, the
gasoline index has increased 35.6 percent over the past 12 months. The index for household energy also
decreased in June, falling 1.2 percent after rising 0.5 percent in May. The index for natural gas rose 0.4
percent, but the electricity index declined 1.6 percent and the index for fuel oil fell 2.2 percent. The
household energy index has risen 2.8 percent over the last 12 months, with the fuel oil index up 37.3
percent and the electricity index up 1.5 percent but the index for natural gas down 0.8 percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in June, the same increase as in May. The
shelter index also repeated its May increase of 0.2 percent, with the index for lodging away from home
again rising significantly. The rent index rose 0.1 percent and the index for owners’ equivalent rent
increased 0.2 percent. The apparel index continued to rise sharply, increasing 1.4 percent in June after a
1.2 percent increase in May. Vehicle indexes also continued to rise; the new vehicles index rose 0.6
percent in June, while the index for used cars and trucks increased 1.6 percent. The medical care index
rose 0.2 percent, the same increase as in May, with medical care services rising 0.3 percent but medical
care commodities declining 0.1 percent. The tobacco index rose 0.4 percent in June after declining in
April and May. In contrast, the index for airline fares declined 3.0 percent in June, and the recreation
index turned down, declining 0.1 percent after rising in May.
The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.6 percent over the last 12 months. This figure
has been steadily rising and most of the increase has come within the past six months. The shelter index
has risen 1.2 percent over the last 12 months, the medical care index has risen 2.9 percent, and the index
for new vehicles has increased 4.0 percent.
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Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 3.6 percent over the last 12
months to an index level of 225.722 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index declined 0.1 percent prior
to seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 4.1
percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 222.522 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index
declined 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 3.4 percent over the
last 12 months. For the month, the index decreased 0.1 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please
note that the indexes for the post-2009 period are subject to revision.
The Consumer Price Index for July 2011 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, August 18,
2011, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).
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Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and
services purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population
groups: (1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households
of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and
(2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPIU), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage
earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers,
the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force.
The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for
doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day
living. Prices are collected each month in 87 urban areas across the country from about 4,000 housing
units and approximately 26,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling
stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the
purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained
every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every
month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods
and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with
weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local
data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are
also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and
population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of
prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.
For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and
CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to
two annual revisions.
The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the
reference base is 1982-84 equals 100. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals
100. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.500. This
change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods
and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI
Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000.
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Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index
The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of
retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the
1-month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors annually, for the CPI-U.
These standard error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For
example, the estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.03 percent for the U.S. All
Items Consumer Price Index. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail
prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of
these estimates would be within 0.06 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices.
For example, for a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are
95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.14 and
0.26 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error,
see “Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January-December 2010”.
These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), or by using the following link
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2010.pdf
Calculating Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather
than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in
relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation
of index point and percent changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed
according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent
change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period.
Index Point Change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change
202.416
201.800
.616
Percent Change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change
.616
201.800
0.003
0.003x100
0.3
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Regions Defined
The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
and Vermont.
The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota,
and Wisconsin.
The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah,
Washington, and Wyoming.
A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred
since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same
magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production
cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract
agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index
before adjustment for seasonal variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA
Seasonal Adjustment Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.
Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2006 through
December 2010 were replaced in January 2011. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the
updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002,
dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a
change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see
“Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the
CPI Detailed Report.
Effective with the publication of data from January 2006 through December 2010 in January 2011, the
Video and audio series and the Information technology, hardware and services series were changed from
independently adjusted to dependently adjusted. This resulted in an increase in the number of seasonal
components used in deriving seasonal movement of the All items and 54 other lower level aggregations,
from 73 for the publication of January 1998 through December 2005 data to 82 for the publication of
seasonally adjusted data for January 2006 and later. Each year the seasonal status of every series is
reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 82 components change their seasonal
adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will
be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted
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indexes before that period will not be changed. Note: 37 of the 82 components are not seasonally
adjusted for 2011.
Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years
after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
agreements.
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an
enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some
CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally
adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are
estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the
calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis
Seasonal Adjustment.
For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2011, BLS adjusted 29 series using Intervention Analysis
Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles.
For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as
damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina.
For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to
the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact David
Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at [email protected]. If you have general questions about the
CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.
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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
CPI-U
Relative
importance,
December
2010
Unadjusted
indexes
May
2011
June
2011
Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2011 from—
June
2010
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May
2011
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
May to
June
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
225.964
676.887
225.722
676.162
3.6
-0.1
0.4
0.2
-0.2
-
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Dairy and related products 1 ................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
14.792
13.742
7.816
1.090
1.813
.839
1.152
.926
1.996
.297
.232
1.466
.432
5.926
.329
1.051
227.082
226.976
225.356
259.140
223.227
211.327
284.174
165.862
196.161
205.285
216.370
208.518
123.343
230.501
162.483
226.989
227.451
227.360
225.588
260.563
223.105
212.286
280.721
166.197
197.270
207.672
218.771
209.259
123.692
231.097
162.494
227.154
3.6
3.7
4.7
4.1
7.2
7.2
3.2
3.6
3.3
4.0
9.7
2.1
1.8
2.3
2.0
2.0
.2
.2
.1
.5
-.1
.5
-1.2
.2
.6
1.2
1.1
.4
.3
.3
.0
.1
.4
.4
.5
.1
1.1
1.7
-1.1
1.2
.3
-.8
.8
.5
.9
.3
.2
.3
.4
.4
.5
1.0
1.5
.8
-1.3
.0
.4
.7
.4
.4
-.3
.2
.2
.4
.2
.2
.2
.6
-.4
.5
-.3
.3
.5
1.2
1.0
.3
.3
.3
.0
.1
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Energy services 3 .................................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
41.460
31.955
5.925
.776
24.905
23.310
.349
5.096
4.000
.309
3.691
1.095
4.409
.772
218.484
250.745
252.393
139.094
258.587
258.574
126.780
219.956
193.498
347.002
193.698
178.521
125.141
151.730
219.553
251.422
252.592
145.608
259.010
258.996
127.155
225.022
199.122
340.775
200.191
178.640
125.048
151.730
1.3
1.2
1.4
3.7
1.0
1.0
1.5
3.3
2.8
28.3
1.0
5.2
-.4
.8
.5
.3
.1
4.7
.2
.2
.3
2.3
2.9
-1.8
3.4
.1
-.1
.0
.2
.1
.1
.0
.1
.1
.6
.6
.7
2.0
.6
.4
.2
.5
.2
.2
.1
2.9
.1
.1
.2
.4
.5
-.5
.6
.3
.2
.3
.1
.2
.1
3.0
.2
.2
.3
-.8
-1.2
-1.8
-1.1
.4
.0
.0
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.601
.882
1.520
.192
.700
122.271
114.976
109.237
111.199
129.618
120.578
114.279
106.746
110.011
128.054
1.9
1.6
1.9
-2.6
.7
-1.4
-.6
-2.3
-1.1
-1.2
.2
.0
.3
.3
-.6
1.2
1.5
1.3
.6
1.5
1.4
2.6
1.4
.6
.4
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Public transportation ................................................................
17.308
16.082
6.333
3.513
2.055
5.079
4.865
.408
1.172
1.227
220.270
215.829
99.915
142.494
148.361
337.359
336.999
143.328
252.376
271.417
216.880
212.216
101.004
143.054
151.776
318.242
317.543
144.618
252.529
272.297
12.6
13.1
3.9
4.0
5.1
35.5
35.6
5.8
2.0
5.6
-1.5
-1.7
1.1
.4
2.3
-5.7
-5.8
.9
.1
.3
1.4
1.5
.8
.7
1.2
3.2
3.3
.6
.3
.2
-.3
-.2
1.0
1.1
1.1
-2.0
-2.0
1.2
.4
-.5
-1.9
-1.9
1.0
.6
1.6
-6.6
-6.8
.9
.1
-2.2
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
6.627
1.633
4.994
2.830
399.375
324.399
422.438
335.132
399.552
324.102
422.813
335.494
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.3
.0
-.1
.1
.1
.4
.5
.3
.1
.2
.0
.3
.0
.2
-.1
.3
.2
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
CPI-U
Relative
importance,
December
2010
Unadjusted
indexes
May
2011
June
2011
Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2011 from—
June
2010
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May
2011
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
May to
June
Expenditure category
Hospital and related services .................................................
1.703
639.456
639.728
5.5
0.0
0.6
0.7
0.5
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
6.293
1.816
113.659
98.707
113.654
98.373
-.1
-1.4
.0
-.3
.0
.0
.3
.0
-.1
-.5
Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 2 ..............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 5 ................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ...............
6.421
3.107
.204
2.903
3.313
3.138
2.334
.804
.228
130.600
204.668
523.640
588.138
83.466
80.081
101.159
9.096
70.898
130.568
204.821
524.307
588.556
83.367
79.980
101.204
9.038
69.125
1.0
3.8
3.8
3.8
-1.5
-1.8
-1.1
-4.1
-8.7
.0
.1
.1
.1
-.1
-.1
.0
-.6
-2.5
.1
.3
.3
.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.3
-.2
.1
.4
.5
.4
-.2
-.2
.0
-.6
-.6
.1
.3
.2
.3
-.1
-.1
.0
-.4
-1.6
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.497
.906
2.591
.671
.638
1.055
385.476
825.690
208.080
159.478
230.505
361.786
386.171
828.860
208.307
160.163
230.614
362.435
1.4
2.8
.9
.1
.2
2.4
.2
.4
.1
.4
.0
.2
.1
-.4
.3
.3
.2
.4
-.2
-.2
-.2
-1.2
.1
.1
.3
.4
.3
.4
.0
.2
40.012
14.792
25.219
15.474
3.601
11.873
9.745
59.988
31.607
.349
3.691
1.095
.772
6.140
4.994
11.340
186.804
227.082
164.286
217.037
122.271
281.064
112.941
264.883
261.272
126.780
193.698
178.521
151.730
267.832
422.438
313.205
185.266
227.451
162.032
211.621
120.578
273.195
113.598
265.928
261.977
127.155
200.191
178.640
151.730
268.488
422.813
313.332
6.5
3.6
8.3
12.4
1.9
15.7
1.9
1.6
1.2
1.5
1.0
5.2
.8
3.1
2.9
1.3
-.8
.2
-1.4
-2.5
-1.4
-2.8
.6
.4
.3
.3
3.4
.1
.0
.2
.1
.0
.8
.4
1.0
1.1
.2
1.5
.6
.2
.1
.6
.6
.4
.5
.2
.3
.1
.1
.4
-.1
.1
1.2
-.5
.6
.2
.2
.2
.6
.3
.3
.1
.3
.3
-.6
.2
-1.1
-1.9
1.4
-2.9
.6
.1
.1
.3
-1.1
.4
.0
-.3
.3
.1
86.258
68.045
93.373
26.270
16.525
12.923
30.266
28.382
54.994
9.079
90.921
77.179
20.882
5.388
56.297
225.826
218.847
217.414
166.657
217.771
274.948
223.413
289.676
252.713
260.376
224.275
224.534
145.657
340.183
272.158
$ .443
$ .148
225.485
218.239
217.158
164.461
212.660
267.823
220.611
291.219
253.781
254.170
224.635
224.891
145.741
321.578
272.695
$ .443
$ .148
3.5
4.7
3.6
8.0
11.7
14.6
8.1
2.0
1.5
20.1
2.0
1.6
1.6
35.1
1.6
-.2
-.3
-.1
-1.3
-2.3
-2.6
-1.3
.5
.4
-2.4
.2
.2
.1
-5.5
.2
.4
.6
.4
1.0
1.1
1.5
.9
.3
.2
2.2
.2
.2
.4
3.1
.1
.1
.2
.2
-.1
.1
-.4
.2
.3
.2
-1.0
.3
.3
.5
-1.9
.2
-.3
-.4
-.3
-1.1
-1.9
-2.7
-1.1
-.1
.0
-4.4
.2
.3
.5
-6.3
.1
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Energy services 3 .......................................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............
-
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
3 months ended—
CPI-U
6 months
ended—
Sep.
2010
Dec.
2010
Mar.
2011
June
2011
224.304
2.9
3.3
6.1
227.137
227.024
225.440
258.365
224.390
211.327
283.011
166.304
196.037
205.285
217.141
208.214
123.343
230.501
162.483
227.134
227.585
227.493
225.818
259.833
223.561
212.286
282.217
166.866
197.027
207.672
219.368
208.810
123.692
231.097
162.494
227.306
1.8
1.8
1.4
1.8
3.7
2.2
-2.7
1.4
1.2
5.6
2.0
.3
1.8
2.3
2.0
2.2
1.5
1.6
2.0
1.9
2.9
6.2
5.4
-3.1
-.1
1.2
3.4
-.9
1.0
1.1
1.5
.8
218.192
250.278
252.102
133.885
258.377
258.364
126.574
220.834
194.539
348.657
194.751
178.316
124.661
151.338
218.637
250.707
252.403
137.705
258.623
258.610
126.780
221.800
195.475
347.002
195.864
178.806
124.859
151.730
218.770
251.267
252.683
141.840
259.023
259.009
127.155
219.939
193.171
340.775
193.669
179.574
124.813
151.730
.4
.4
.8
-4.7
.5
.5
4.3
2.3
1.6
.4
1.7
4.8
-1.8
-.6
118.770
110.648
105.708
109.796
127.476
118.951
110.613
105.993
110.154
126.702
120.342
112.243
107.363
110.858
128.540
122.037
115.111
108.838
111.560
129.051
Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks ..................................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 .......................
Public transportation .......................................................
212.001
207.045
98.249
140.078
144.958
307.358
306.128
140.686
250.820
273.100
215.016
210.173
99.051
141.092
146.704
317.215
316.333
141.590
251.458
273.781
214.457
209.664
99.997
142.637
148.264
310.990
310.161
143.328
252.376
272.417
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
396.364
322.691
418.937
333.993
397.793
324.241
420.282
334.196
398.739
324.399
421.544
334.323
Mar.
2011
Apr.
2011
May
2011
June
2011
All items ..............................................................................
223.490
224.433
224.804
Food and beverages .........................................................
Food ................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ......................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....................................
Dairy and related products 1 .......................................
Fruits and vegetables ..................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .......
Other food at home .....................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ..................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ..................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................
225.345
225.228
223.219
255.395
218.803
206.161
289.890
164.340
194.602
205.505
214.596
206.493
122.665
229.282
161.886
225.409
226.330
226.231
224.373
255.751
221.181
209.707
286.716
166.375
195.207
203.783
216.297
207.448
123.769
230.082
162.218
226.141
Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ....................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .......
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 .............................................
Energy services 3 ........................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................
217.852
250.102
251.930
133.920
258.204
258.196
125.863
219.480
193.211
341.884
193.654
177.684
124.375
150.541
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
Dec.
2010
June
2011
1.5
3.1
3.8
7.1
7.5
11.2
5.7
13.5
8.4
23.3
10.4
7.1
4.8
25.8
4.8
.8
2.8
3.0
1.6
4.0
4.1
4.7
7.1
9.0
12.4
-10.2
6.3
5.1
4.3
9.2
4.6
3.4
3.2
1.5
3.4
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.9
3.3
4.2
1.3
-.9
.6
3.4
2.7
-.3
1.4
1.7
1.8
1.5
5.5
5.8
7.9
6.4
11.2
10.4
5.3
8.3
6.1
4.6
17.2
4.7
2.1
3.0
2.3
2.5
1.1
1.2
2.0
-2.8
1.1
1.1
-1.4
3.2
2.7
58.0
-.6
5.1
-1.5
.8
1.9
1.3
1.7
-1.0
1.3
1.3
-1.0
7.1
7.2
73.2
2.8
6.7
.2
-.3
1.7
1.9
1.2
25.8
1.3
1.3
4.2
.8
-.1
-1.3
.0
4.3
1.4
3.2
.8
.8
1.4
-3.7
.8
.8
1.4
2.8
2.2
26.0
.5
5.0
-1.7
.1
1.8
1.6
1.5
11.6
1.3
1.3
1.5
3.9
3.5
30.7
1.4
5.5
.8
1.4
-1.4
-3.6
-2.1
-1.6
.1
-.4
-3.3
.4
-1.6
-3.3
-1.5
-2.3
-2.3
-12.7
1.0
11.5
17.1
12.4
6.6
5.0
-.9
-3.4
-.9
-1.6
-1.6
4.8
7.0
4.8
-3.5
3.0
210.317
205.663
100.992
143.501
150.707
290.494
289.077
144.618
252.529
266.349
14.0
15.3
1.8
1.7
4.3
54.0
55.6
3.3
2.6
-1.7
15.1
15.1
-1.8
-1.7
-2.3
57.0
59.5
4.2
1.5
15.2
23.9
24.1
4.5
6.4
2.5
74.8
71.2
4.3
1.1
21.4
-3.1
-2.6
11.6
10.1
16.8
-20.2
-20.5
11.7
2.8
-9.5
14.6
15.2
.0
.0
.9
55.5
57.6
3.7
2.0
6.4
9.5
9.9
8.0
8.3
9.4
18.1
16.7
7.9
1.9
4.8
399.500
324.102
422.741
335.125
3.2
1.2
3.9
3.7
2.3
1.8
2.5
1.9
2.9
7.1
1.6
2.3
3.2
1.8
3.7
1.4
2.8
1.5
3.2
2.8
3.1
4.4
2.6
1.8
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
3 months ended—
CPI-U
6 months
ended—
Sep.
2010
Dec.
2010
Mar.
2011
June
2011
641.042
6.5
5.7
2.3
113.512
98.424
113.448
97.922
-1.9
-3.1
-1.2
-2.8
131.012
205.707
523.912
591.314
83.576
80.201
101.191
9.140
71.002
131.168
206.559
526.573
593.725
83.441
80.056
101.159
9.084
70.586
131.300
207.115
527.674
595.349
83.391
80.004
101.204
9.049
69.430
1.1
2.2
-1.6
2.5
.2
.2
1.3
-2.9
.9
385.215
830.693
207.451
160.981
230.034
359.233
385.600
827.287
208.030
161.418
230.380
360.622
384.959
825.690
207.704
159.478
230.505
361.046
386.068
828.860
208.232
160.163
230.614
361.765
182.627
225.345
159.267
207.789
118.770
268.329
111.490
264.161
260.389
125.863
193.654
177.684
150.541
267.523
418.937
312.626
184.090
226.330
160.874
210.177
118.951
272.442
112.128
264.561
260.645
126.574
194.751
178.316
151.338
268.096
420.282
312.898
184.226
227.137
160.735
210.446
120.342
271.195
112.843
265.147
261.102
126.780
195.864
178.806
151.730
268.408
421.544
313.707
223.237
215.619
214.982
161.713
208.940
263.245
217.689
288.851
252.011
245.941
222.992
223.331
143.917
311.218
271.371
224.171
216.878
215.899
163.303
211.335
267.120
219.744
289.660
252.413
251.319
223.494
223.745
144.423
320.989
271.707
224.475
217.230
216.244
163.195
211.633
266.147
220.165
290.391
253.004
248.837
224.157
224.387
145.183
314.950
272.244
Mar.
2011
Apr.
2011
May
2011
June
2011
Hospital and related services ........................................
629.315
633.287
637.925
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
113.228
98.466
113.183
98.437
Education and communication 2 .......................................
Education 2 .....................................................................
Educational books and supplies ...................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ......................
Communication 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 2 .....................
Telephone services 1 2 ...............................................
Information technology, hardware and services 5 .......
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 .....
130.898
205.133
522.344
589.674
83.656
80.290
101.258
9.163
71.142
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
Dec.
2010
June
2011
7.7
6.1
4.9
1.8
2.5
.8
-2.2
-1.5
-3.0
1.3
.1
.0
4.0
6.5
3.8
-3.6
-3.8
-3.4
-4.9
-11.6
1.8
5.2
6.6
5.1
-1.4
-2.3
-1.9
-3.5
-14.3
1.2
3.9
4.1
3.9
-1.3
-1.4
-.2
-4.9
-9.3
.6
3.1
2.4
3.1
-1.7
-1.8
-1.1
-3.9
-5.6
1.5
4.6
5.4
4.5
-1.3
-1.9
-1.0
-4.2
-11.8
3.3
9.0
1.3
2.3
.2
2.4
.8
1.9
.4
-.8
-.3
2.6
.6
1.5
.2
.8
-.2
1.7
.9
-.9
1.5
-2.0
1.0
2.8
2.0
5.4
.9
.7
-.1
2.5
.7
.3
.9
-.6
.4
2.3
183.042
227.585
158.934
206.462
122.037
263.361
113.560
265.318
261.396
127.155
193.669
179.574
151.730
267.700
422.741
313.917
5.7
1.8
8.1
14.1
-1.4
19.8
.3
1.1
.9
4.3
1.7
4.8
-.6
1.4
3.9
.9
6.0
1.5
8.8
16.5
-.4
22.3
-3.0
1.4
2.6
-1.4
-.6
5.1
.8
4.2
2.5
.7
12.6
7.1
15.9
23.3
-1.5
32.0
3.1
2.1
-.3
-1.0
2.8
6.7
-.3
6.4
1.6
2.0
.9
4.0
-.8
-2.5
11.5
-7.2
7.6
1.8
1.6
4.2
.0
4.3
3.2
.3
3.7
1.7
5.9
1.7
8.4
15.3
-.9
21.1
-1.4
1.2
1.8
1.4
.5
5.0
.1
2.8
3.2
.8
6.6
5.5
7.2
9.6
4.8
10.7
5.4
1.9
.6
1.5
1.4
5.5
1.4
3.3
2.6
1.8
223.822
216.303
215.700
161.441
207.713
259.034
217.801
290.050
252.972
237.889
224.711
224.958
145.979
295.025
272.638
3.1
4.1
2.9
7.9
13.2
18.1
7.6
1.4
1.0
26.5
.9
.8
.2
50.2
1.0
3.5
4.3
3.3
8.4
16.6
20.4
9.6
2.2
2.4
29.8
.9
.8
-1.2
57.0
1.6
5.9
8.5
6.4
15.3
21.0
29.3
15.4
2.9
1.0
42.4
2.8
2.0
1.9
74.7
2.1
1.1
1.3
1.3
-.7
-2.3
-6.2
.2
1.7
1.5
-12.5
3.1
2.9
5.9
-19.2
1.9
3.3
4.2
3.1
8.1
14.9
19.3
8.6
1.8
1.7
28.2
.9
.8
-.5
53.6
1.3
3.5
4.8
3.8
7.0
8.7
10.1
7.5
2.3
1.3
11.6
3.0
2.5
3.9
18.8
2.0
Expenditure category
Commodity and service group
Commodities .......................................................................
Food and beverages .........................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Apparel ..........................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables ..........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .............................
Energy services 3 ..............................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..............
Household operations 1 2 .................................................
Transportation services .....................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Other services ...................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ...............................................................
All items less shelter ...........................................................
All items less medical care ..................................................
Commodities less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................
Nondurables ........................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 .............................................
Services less medical care services ...................................
Energy .................................................................................
All items less energy ...........................................................
All items less food and energy ..........................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ...........
Energy commodities .....................................................
Services less energy services .........................................
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
CPI-U
Indexes
Percent change to
June2011 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Mar.
2011
Apr.
2011
May
2011
June
2011
M
223.467
224.906
225.964
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
239.074
240.599
143.001
240.267
241.626
143.987
Midwest urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
M
M
M
212.954
213.449
136.834
M
South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Percent change to
May2011 from—
June
2010
Apr.
2011
May
2011
May
2010
Mar.
2011
Apr.
2011
225.722
3.6
0.4
-0.1
3.6
1.1
0.5
241.566
242.976
144.697
241.690
243.257
144.525
3.4
3.2
3.9
.6
.7
.4
.1
.1
-.1
3.2
2.9
3.8
1.0
1.0
1.2
.5
.6
.5
214.535
214.878
138.005
215.899
216.376
138.827
215.954
216.290
139.115
3.9
3.8
3.9
.7
.7
.8
.0
.0
.2
3.8
3.8
3.8
1.4
1.4
1.5
.6
.7
.6
209.713
211.314
212.210
211.717
3.9
.2
-.2
4.0
1.2
.4
M
M
M
217.214
218.391
138.211
218.820
219.944
139.177
219.820
220.982
139.833
219.318
220.481
139.639
3.8
3.5
4.1
.2
.2
.3
-.2
-.2
-.1
4.0
3.7
4.0
1.2
1.2
1.2
.5
.5
.5
M
222.275
224.716
225.416
223.675
3.9
-.5
-.8
5.2
1.4
.3
M
M
M
226.558
230.707
137.200
227.837
231.808
138.174
228.516
232.393
138.598
228.075
232.010
138.269
3.1
3.0
3.5
.1
.1
.1
-.2
-.2
-.2
3.2
3.0
3.5
.9
.7
1.0
.3
.3
.3
M
M
M
203.833
138.404
216.988
204.963
139.413
218.920
205.944
140.062
219.873
205.792
139.935
218.862
3.3
3.9
3.7
.4
.4
.0
-.1
-.1
-.5
3.3
3.8
4.3
1.0
1.2
1.3
.5
.5
.4
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................
M
M
217.880
232.241
218.762
233.319
220.094
233.367
220.182
232.328
3.8
2.9
.6
-.4
.0
-.4
3.3
3.1
1.0
.5
.6
.0
M
245.617
246.489
248.073
248.505
3.2
.8
.2
2.9
1.0
.6
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......
1
1
1
1
242.787
209.372
206.967
146.044
-
244.574
212.175
208.794
147.554
-
-
-
-
2.7
4.0
3.3
3.9
.7
1.3
.9
1.0
-
Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................
2
2
2
2
-
209.215
211.673
201.624
231.503
-
211.074
213.506
201.309
231.197
3.1
4.2
3.4
4.0
.9
.9
-.2
-.1
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
-
233.143
234.121
231.314
-
234.463
233.646
233.250
2.8
2.4
3.2
.6
-.2
.8
-
-
-
-
U.S. city average ............................................
Region and area size2
Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.
Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,
therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement
error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national
index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national
average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
CPI-W
Relative
importance,
December
2010
Unadjusted
indexes
May
2011
June
2011
Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2011 from—
June
2010
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May
2011
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
May to
June
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
222.954
664.113
222.522
662.826
4.1
-0.2
0.5
0.1
-0.3
-
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Dairy and related products 1 ................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
16.401
15.315
8.906
1.236
2.227
.917
1.219
1.091
2.217
.324
.258
1.635
.463
6.409
.326
1.086
226.473
226.257
224.386
259.862
223.356
210.488
281.424
165.160
195.396
204.161
216.820
208.632
123.673
230.521
163.498
228.197
226.813
226.610
224.580
261.297
223.250
211.374
277.853
165.380
196.454
206.402
219.304
209.328
123.911
231.112
163.524
228.331
3.7
3.8
4.9
4.2
7.4
7.5
3.3
3.4
3.3
3.9
9.8
2.2
1.7
2.3
2.5
2.1
.2
.2
.1
.6
.0
.4
-1.3
.1
.5
1.1
1.1
.3
.2
.3
.0
.1
.5
.5
.5
.2
1.1
1.8
-1.3
1.2
.3
-.9
.7
.4
.8
.4
.3
.4
.4
.4
.5
.9
1.5
.7
-1.4
-.1
.6
.8
.3
.6
-.1
.2
.1
.4
.2
.2
.1
.6
-.4
.4
-.5
.3
.5
1.1
1.3
.2
.2
.3
.0
.1
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Energy services 3 .................................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
39.228
29.811
8.396
.436
20.672
19.942
.306
5.633
4.476
.301
4.175
1.157
3.784
.364
215.135
244.618
250.704
140.814
234.272
234.266
127.859
218.216
191.103
345.830
192.646
178.896
121.238
154.378
216.263
245.112
250.843
147.508
234.634
234.630
128.242
223.834
197.253
339.095
199.650
178.981
121.152
154.581
1.3
1.2
1.4
3.5
1.0
1.0
1.5
3.1
2.7
26.7
1.2
5.1
-.5
.9
.5
.2
.1
4.8
.2
.2
.3
2.6
3.2
-1.9
3.6
.0
-.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
.4
.1
.1
.6
.6
.7
1.7
.6
.4
.2
.6
.2
.1
.1
2.7
.1
.1
.2
.5
.5
-.4
.6
.3
.3
.3
.0
.2
.1
2.6
.1
.1
.3
-.8
-1.1
-1.9
-1.0
.4
-.1
.1
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.668
.921
1.502
.280
.750
121.312
115.079
108.704
114.150
129.810
119.720
114.172
106.263
113.203
128.533
1.8
1.6
2.2
-2.8
1.2
-1.3
-.8
-2.2
-.8
-1.0
.3
.2
.8
.3
-.4
1.2
1.6
1.1
.8
1.6
1.4
2.3
1.4
.6
.5
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Public transportation ................................................................
19.418
18.631
6.914
3.320
3.003
6.470
6.193
.479
1.184
.787
222.153
218.946
99.236
143.476
149.304
338.832
338.656
143.257
255.042
268.226
218.155
214.837
100.485
143.995
152.759
319.323
318.779
144.458
255.133
268.615
13.9
14.2
4.2
3.9
5.2
35.5
35.6
5.7
2.0
5.7
-1.8
-1.9
1.3
.4
2.3
-5.8
-5.9
.8
.0
.1
1.6
1.6
.9
.7
1.2
3.2
3.3
.6
.2
.3
-.3
-.3
1.0
1.1
1.1
-2.0
-2.0
1.2
.4
-.3
-2.2
-2.2
1.1
.5
1.7
-6.7
-6.9
.8
.0
-2.1
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
5.355
1.318
4.038
2.220
401.316
316.099
426.210
338.828
401.398
315.710
426.498
339.198
3.1
3.0
3.1
2.4
.0
-.1
.1
.1
.4
.5
.3
.1
.3
.1
.3
.0
.2
-.1
.3
.2
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
CPI-W
Relative
importance,
December
2010
Unadjusted
indexes
May
2011
June
2011
Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2011 from—
June
2010
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May
2011
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
May to
June
Expenditure category
Hospital and related services .................................................
1.414
642.422
642.513
5.9
0.0
0.5
0.8
0.5
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
5.862
1.959
110.219
99.331
110.216
99.005
-.1
-1.2
.0
-.3
.0
-.1
.3
.0
-.1
-.5
Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 2 ..............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 5 ................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ...............
6.118
2.380
.199
2.181
3.738
3.605
2.823
.782
.208
124.934
202.023
528.326
567.600
85.877
83.534
100.610
9.623
70.071
124.906
202.119
529.103
567.816
85.819
83.474
100.657
9.575
68.426
.4
3.8
4.3
3.7
-1.7
-1.9
-1.3
-4.0
-9.5
.0
.0
.1
.0
-.1
-.1
.0
-.5
-2.3
.0
.3
.3
.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.3
-.5
.1
.5
.5
.5
-.2
-.2
.0
-.6
-.6
.1
.2
.2
.2
.0
.0
.0
-.3
-1.5
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.950
1.450
2.500
.717
.572
1.027
414.594
830.137
205.919
160.083
230.709
363.466
415.514
833.452
206.165
160.780
230.814
364.113
1.7
2.7
1.1
.6
.1
2.5
.2
.4
.1
.4
.0
.2
.0
-.4
.2
.3
.1
.4
-.2
-.2
-.2
-1.2
.0
.2
.3
.4
.3
.4
.0
.1
43.898
16.401
27.497
17.244
3.668
13.576
10.253
56.102
29.504
.306
4.175
1.157
.364
5.994
4.038
10.563
191.543
226.473
171.531
230.306
121.312
302.815
114.560
260.062
235.734
127.859
192.646
178.896
154.378
267.729
426.210
298.779
189.779
226.813
168.922
223.944
119.720
293.390
115.461
261.122
236.207
128.242
199.650
178.981
154.581
268.122
426.498
298.819
7.3
3.7
9.5
13.9
1.8
17.3
2.4
1.5
1.2
1.5
1.2
5.1
.9
3.1
3.1
.9
-.9
.2
-1.5
-2.8
-1.3
-3.1
.8
.4
.2
.3
3.6
.0
.1
.1
.1
.0
.9
.5
1.1
1.3
.3
1.5
.6
.2
.1
.6
.6
.4
.6
.3
.3
.1
.0
.4
-.2
.0
1.2
-.5
.8
.2
.1
.2
.6
.3
.3
.2
.3
.2
-.8
.2
-1.4
-2.1
1.4
-3.2
.7
.0
.1
.3
-1.0
.4
.1
-.1
.3
.0
84.685
70.189
94.645
28.583
18.329
14.662
33.644
26.598
52.065
10.946
89.054
73.739
21.812
6.771
51.927
222.174
217.445
215.660
173.603
230.472
295.146
229.820
255.643
248.528
263.494
219.041
217.966
148.045
340.895
267.410
$ .449
$ .151
221.604
216.673
215.216
171.059
224.451
286.570
226.570
257.266
249.607
256.663
219.383
218.306
148.321
321.775
267.791
$ .449
$ .151
4.1
5.3
4.1
9.2
13.2
16.2
8.9
2.0
1.4
21.0
2.0
1.7
1.9
35.1
1.6
-.3
-.4
-.2
-1.5
-2.6
-2.9
-1.4
.6
.4
-2.6
.2
.2
.2
-5.6
.1
.5
.7
.5
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.0
.3
.2
2.3
.3
.2
.4
3.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.1
.0
-.4
.2
.3
.2
-1.1
.3
.3
.6
-1.9
.2
-.4
-.6
-.4
-1.3
-2.0
-3.0
-1.3
-.1
.0
-4.6
.2
.3
.6
-6.5
.1
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Energy services 3 .......................................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............
-
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
3 months ended—
CPI-W
6 months
ended—
Sep.
2010
Dec.
2010
Mar.
2011
June
2011
220.768
3.6
3.8
7.1
226.540
226.319
224.492
259.020
224.521
210.488
280.367
165.582
195.230
204.161
216.992
208.363
123.673
230.521
163.498
228.327
226.929
226.723
224.769
260.567
223.720
211.374
278.965
166.036
196.198
206.402
219.872
208.866
123.911
231.112
163.524
228.503
2.0
1.9
1.6
2.1
3.9
2.4
-2.2
1.2
1.0
4.9
2.1
.1
1.1
2.4
2.9
2.7
1.6
1.7
2.0
2.2
2.9
6.5
6.0
-3.1
-.3
2.5
3.3
-1.3
.3
1.2
2.3
.5
214.943
244.287
250.444
136.073
234.102
234.097
127.654
219.052
192.083
347.371
193.645
178.669
120.697
153.923
215.372
244.622
250.687
139.738
234.326
234.320
127.859
220.111
193.096
345.830
194.818
179.223
121.006
154.378
215.369
245.029
250.938
143.333
234.643
234.639
128.242
218.367
190.982
339.095
192.818
179.953
120.881
154.581
.5
.5
.6
-6.3
.5
.5
4.4
2.3
1.8
-.6
1.9
4.5
-2.2
-1.0
117.667
110.496
104.954
112.693
127.212
118.059
110.770
105.750
112.979
126.695
119.528
112.512
106.951
113.863
128.720
121.203
115.078
108.462
114.525
129.412
Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks ..................................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 .......................
Public transportation .......................................................
212.833
209.373
97.462
141.132
145.911
308.827
307.739
140.693
253.391
268.996
216.214
212.808
98.310
142.121
147.635
318.736
318.025
141.505
253.990
269.886
215.500
212.103
99.292
143.630
149.198
312.340
311.697
143.257
255.042
269.065
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
398.099
314.190
422.517
337.449
399.544
315.798
423.843
337.866
400.682
316.099
425.316
337.966
Mar.
2011
Apr.
2011
May
2011
June
2011
All items ..............................................................................
220.122
221.212
221.529
Food and beverages .........................................................
Food ................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ......................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....................................
Dairy and related products 1 .......................................
Fruits and vegetables ..................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .......
Other food at home .....................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ..................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ..................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................
224.691
224.464
222.200
256.158
218.838
205.163
288.166
163.753
193.640
204.408
214.678
206.374
122.850
229.293
162.850
226.591
225.708
225.485
223.322
256.620
221.143
208.951
284.305
165.778
194.133
202.613
216.271
207.193
123.797
230.174
163.275
227.525
Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ....................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .......
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 .............................................
Energy services 3 ........................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................
214.579
244.098
250.220
135.526
233.967
233.963
126.914
217.690
190.781
341.440
192.493
177.954
120.458
152.965
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
Dec.
2010
June
2011
1.2
3.7
4.1
7.3
7.7
11.5
5.6
13.9
8.6
25.0
10.3
7.3
4.4
25.4
5.2
1.9
2.5
3.0
1.7
4.0
4.1
4.7
7.1
9.2
12.7
-12.2
5.7
5.4
4.0
10.0
4.9
3.5
3.2
1.7
3.4
1.8
1.8
1.8
2.1
3.4
4.4
1.8
-1.0
.4
3.7
2.7
-.6
.7
1.8
2.6
1.6
5.6
5.9
8.0
6.3
11.5
10.6
4.8
8.0
6.3
4.2
17.5
5.1
2.7
2.9
2.3
2.5
1.3
1.4
2.1
-1.0
1.2
1.2
-.1
2.7
2.2
57.8
-.8
5.0
-1.3
.7
2.0
1.3
1.8
-1.1
1.3
1.3
-2.4
6.5
6.6
68.8
3.0
6.3
.2
-.4
1.5
1.5
1.2
25.1
1.2
1.2
4.3
1.2
.4
-2.7
.7
4.6
1.4
4.3
.9
.9
1.3
-3.7
.9
.9
2.1
2.5
2.0
25.2
.6
4.7
-1.7
-.2
1.7
1.4
1.5
11.2
1.2
1.2
.9
3.9
3.5
28.1
1.8
5.4
.8
1.9
-2.3
-4.4
-1.8
-4.9
-1.3
-.9
-2.4
-.6
1.7
-3.6
-1.5
-2.9
-1.9
-13.7
2.9
12.6
17.6
14.1
6.7
7.1
-1.6
-3.4
-1.2
-1.6
-2.5
5.3
6.9
5.8
-4.0
5.0
210.835
207.502
100.337
144.411
151.670
291.497
290.345
144.458
255.133
263.506
16.2
17.0
2.1
1.2
4.4
54.2
55.6
3.0
2.9
-.7
16.7
16.8
-1.6
-1.4
-2.1
57.0
60.0
4.2
1.3
13.8
26.0
26.3
4.3
6.4
2.5
75.4
71.3
4.5
1.0
20.2
-3.7
-3.5
12.3
9.6
16.7
-20.6
-20.8
11.1
2.8
-7.9
16.5
16.9
.2
-.1
1.1
55.6
57.8
3.6
2.1
6.3
10.2
10.4
8.3
8.0
9.4
18.0
16.5
7.8
1.9
5.2
401.374
315.710
426.464
338.809
3.3
1.2
4.0
3.6
2.6
2.0
2.8
1.9
2.9
7.1
1.6
2.4
3.3
1.9
3.8
1.6
3.0
1.6
3.4
2.8
3.1
4.5
2.7
2.0
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
3 months ended—
CPI-W
6 months
ended—
Sep.
2010
Dec.
2010
Mar.
2011
June
2011
644.001
6.9
6.5
2.7
110.076
99.080
110.001
98.575
-2.0
-2.8
-2.2
-2.7
125.225
202.814
528.629
569.997
85.989
83.651
100.643
9.674
70.196
125.340
203.768
531.355
572.656
85.857
83.513
100.610
9.612
69.761
125.440
204.259
532.591
574.039
85.836
83.492
100.657
9.584
68.685
1.0
2.1
-1.0
2.4
.3
.3
1.2
-2.8
.5
414.916
835.368
205.424
161.667
230.252
360.899
414.900
832.003
205.891
162.088
230.597
362.235
414.012
830.137
205.463
160.083
230.709
363.012
415.446
833.452
206.112
160.780
230.814
363.440
186.856
224.691
165.737
219.564
117.667
287.991
112.981
259.346
235.189
126.914
192.493
177.954
152.965
266.766
422.517
298.163
188.512
225.708
167.620
222.388
118.059
292.312
113.705
259.786
235.375
127.654
193.645
178.669
153.923
267.612
423.843
298.388
188.580
226.540
167.363
222.447
119.528
290.849
114.560
260.366
235.649
127.859
194.818
179.223
154.378
268.275
425.316
299.096
219.161
213.745
212.864
167.903
220.224
281.517
223.418
254.803
247.897
248.232
217.702
216.717
146.215
311.719
266.630
220.262
215.173
213.934
169.766
223.009
285.598
225.644
255.550
248.319
253.853
218.248
217.167
146.774
321.527
266.988
220.488
215.486
214.223
169.536
223.118
284.399
226.125
256.332
248.874
251.126
218.935
217.826
147.607
315.284
267.500
Mar.
2011
Apr.
2011
May
2011
June
2011
Hospital and related services ........................................
632.454
635.892
641.005
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
109.798
99.167
109.747
99.080
Education and communication 2 .......................................
Education 2 .....................................................................
Educational books and supplies ...................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ......................
Communication 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 2 .....................
Telephone services 1 2 ...............................................
Information technology, hardware and services 5 .......
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 .....
125.167
202.290
526.817
568.569
86.067
83.735
100.701
9.699
70.542
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
Dec.
2010
June
2011
7.5
6.7
5.1
3.2
3.0
.7
-2.4
-2.1
-2.7
2.0
.3
-.9
4.1
5.7
4.0
-4.0
-4.2
-3.8
-5.3
-12.6
.7
5.0
8.4
4.7
-2.0
-2.6
-2.4
-3.4
-15.1
.9
4.0
4.5
3.9
-1.1
-1.2
-.2
-4.7
-10.1
.0
3.1
2.3
3.2
-1.9
-1.9
-1.4
-4.0
-6.3
.8
4.5
6.4
4.3
-1.5
-1.9
-1.3
-4.0
-12.7
4.4
8.9
2.0
3.1
.3
2.8
1.2
1.9
.8
.2
-.5
3.0
.6
1.3
.3
1.1
-.1
1.5
.5
-.9
1.3
-2.2
1.0
2.8
2.8
5.3
1.4
1.7
-.1
2.9
.6
.2
.8
-.5
.4
2.2
187.064
226.929
165.079
217.845
121.203
281.604
115.400
260.433
235.908
128.242
192.818
179.953
154.581
267.896
426.464
299.140
6.8
2.0
9.9
15.3
-2.3
22.8
.3
1.1
.8
4.4
1.9
4.5
-1.0
2.2
4.0
.7
7.0
1.6
10.3
20.3
-.9
25.2
-3.2
1.3
1.9
-.1
-.8
5.0
.7
3.3
2.8
.0
14.1
7.3
18.2
25.1
-1.5
34.8
4.0
2.0
.8
-2.4
3.0
6.3
-.4
5.2
1.6
1.7
.4
4.0
-1.6
-3.1
12.6
-8.6
8.8
1.7
1.2
4.3
.7
4.6
4.3
1.7
3.8
1.3
6.9
1.8
10.1
17.8
-1.6
24.0
-1.5
1.2
1.3
2.1
.6
4.7
-.2
2.8
3.4
.3
7.0
5.6
7.9
10.1
5.3
11.0
6.4
1.9
1.0
.9
1.8
5.4
1.9
3.4
2.7
1.5
219.523
214.295
213.426
167.311
218.640
275.970
223.294
255.986
248.840
239.606
219.475
218.395
148.509
294.876
267.802
3.9
4.9
3.6
9.6
14.7
21.1
8.5
1.5
.9
28.3
1.1
.9
.4
51.2
1.1
4.2
4.8
3.9
9.9
19.1
23.2
10.9
1.8
1.7
31.3
.8
.7
-1.3
57.0
1.5
7.0
9.6
7.4
17.5
23.7
32.2
17.0
2.7
1.6
44.5
3.0
2.0
2.1
75.1
2.0
.7
1.0
1.1
-1.4
-2.8
-7.7
-.2
1.9
1.5
-13.2
3.3
3.1
6.4
-19.9
1.8
4.0
4.9
3.7
9.8
16.9
22.1
9.7
1.6
1.3
29.8
.9
.8
-.4
54.1
1.3
3.8
5.2
4.2
7.7
9.6
10.5
8.0
2.3
1.5
12.0
3.1
2.6
4.2
18.4
1.9
Expenditure category
Commodity and service group
Commodities .......................................................................
Food and beverages .........................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Apparel ..........................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables ..........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .............................
Energy services 3 ..............................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..............
Household operations 1 2 .................................................
Transportation services .....................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Other services ...................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ...............................................................
All items less shelter ...........................................................
All items less medical care ..................................................
Commodities less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................
Nondurables ........................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 .............................................
Services less medical care services ...................................
Energy .................................................................................
All items less energy ...........................................................
All items less food and energy ..........................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ...........
Energy commodities .....................................................
Services less energy services .........................................
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
CPI-W
Indexes
Percent change to
June2011 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Mar.
2011
Apr.
2011
May
2011
June
2011
M
220.024
221.743
222.954
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
237.377
237.239
144.395
238.756
238.390
145.520
Midwest urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
M
M
M
209.094
208.740
137.189
M
South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Percent change to
May2011 from—
June
2010
Apr.
2011
May
2011
May
2010
Mar.
2011
Apr.
2011
222.522
4.1
0.4
-0.2
4.1
1.3
0.5
240.209
239.852
146.390
240.158
239.972
146.144
3.8
3.6
4.2
.6
.7
.4
.0
.1
-.2
3.7
3.5
4.2
1.2
1.1
1.4
.6
.6
.6
210.991
210.508
138.552
212.572
212.272
139.532
212.556
212.147
139.738
4.4
4.5
4.4
.7
.8
.9
.0
-.1
.1
4.4
4.4
4.3
1.7
1.7
1.7
.7
.8
.7
208.108
209.987
211.052
210.516
4.4
.3
-.3
4.5
1.4
.5
M
M
M
215.272
216.680
137.789
217.234
218.615
138.962
218.437
219.971
139.744
217.722
219.263
139.407
4.4
3.9
4.6
.2
.3
.3
-.3
-.3
-.2
4.6
4.2
4.6
1.5
1.5
1.4
.6
.6
.6
M
223.059
225.869
226.539
224.807
4.4
-.5
-.8
5.5
1.6
.3
M
M
M
221.830
224.576
137.331
223.268
225.833
138.362
223.944
226.399
138.816
223.237
225.670
138.392
3.5
3.4
3.7
.0
-.1
.0
-.3
-.3
-.3
3.7
3.6
3.8
1.0
.8
1.1
.3
.3
.3
M
M
M
203.220
138.471
215.928
204.607
139.645
218.220
205.758
140.412
219.159
205.415
140.179
218.067
3.8
4.3
4.2
.4
.4
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.5
3.9
4.3
4.8
1.2
1.4
1.5
.6
.5
.4
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................
M
M
212.256
225.770
213.633
227.051
215.358
226.842
215.325
225.461
4.6
3.3
.8
-.7
.0
-.6
4.2
3.7
1.5
.5
.8
-.1
M
241.667
242.697
244.316
244.601
3.7
.8
.1
3.5
1.1
.7
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......
1
1
1
1
244.324
201.146
211.227
146.572
-
246.825
204.105
214.038
148.638
-
-
-
-
3.3
4.4
4.3
4.6
1.0
1.5
1.3
1.4
-
Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................
2
2
2
2
-
208.356
208.217
200.997
229.675
-
210.598
210.354
200.444
229.353
3.2
4.8
4.0
4.1
1.1
1.0
-.3
-.1
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
-
233.441
231.600
228.313
-
234.965
230.605
230.072
3.0
2.9
3.7
.7
-.4
.8
-
-
-
-
U.S. city average ............................................
Region and area size2
Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.
Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,
therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement
error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national
index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national
average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
C-CPI-U
Relative
importance,
2007-2008
Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2011 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
May
2011
June
2011
June
2010
May
2011
Expenditure category
All items 1 ...................................................................................
100.000
R129.943
R129.841
3.4
-0.1
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
14.519
13.493
7.780
5.712
1.027
132.139
132.312
128.239
137.864
130.585
132.333
132.514
128.341
138.213
130.679
3.5
3.7
4.6
2.3
1.8
.1
.2
.1
.3
.1
Housing 2 .................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities 3 .................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
42.074
32.119
5.231
4.724
R129.406
R129.990
132.401
R161.135
92.735
R164.596
92.656
1.2
1.2
3.0
-.8
.5
.3
2.1
-.1
Apparel .....................................................................................
3.772
91.536
90.190
1.4
-1.5
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................
17.199
16.013
1.186
147.954
149.155
132.800
145.972
146.973
133.254
12.7
13.2
5.6
-1.3
-1.5
.3
Medical care .............................................................................
Medical care commodities ......................................................
Medical care services .............................................................
6.294
1.570
4.723
154.437
136.610
160.971
154.508
136.490
161.116
2.7
2.8
2.7
.0
-.1
.1
Recreation ................................................................................
6.625
102.724
102.654
-1.0
-.1
Education and communication .................................................
Education ...............................................................................
Communication ......................................................................
6.288
2.804
3.484
112.573
188.805
71.485
112.491
188.948
71.347
.5
3.7
-2.0
-.1
.1
-.2
Other goods and services ........................................................
3.229
142.007
142.216
2.4
.1
59.383
40.617
10.376
30.241
76.901
9.606
R137.336
R137.848
121.173
81.572
141.964
121.566
R219.671
120.282
81.957
140.337
121.726
R215.138
1.5
6.1
1.1
7.9
1.4
19.7
.4
-.7
.5
-1.1
.1
-2.1
132.740
Commodity and service group
Services 4 ...................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy 5 .....................................................................................
1
2
3
4
5
R
Revised index: Apr. 2011=129.408.
Revised index: Apr. 2011=129.071.
Revised index: Apr. 2011=159.248.
Revised index: Apr. 2011=137.017.
Revised index: Apr. 2011=214.257.
Revised.
Indexes for 2011 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2010 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.